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Bishop's Waltham

Bishop's Waltham is a town in Hampshire, England, with a population of around 6,275. It has 13 bus stops, three GP surgeries, two pharmacies, and around 9 restaurants and cafés, with Botley railway station located 5 km away. There were around 24 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Bishop's Waltham area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Winchester area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 127,444 residents at roughly 193 people per km².

Council
Winchester
County
Hampshire
Constituency
Meon Valley
Police force
Hampshire
75/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 2nd of 294 English council areas — better than 99% of them.

Low crime81
Home affordability23
Affordable rents29
Good schools95
Life expectancy96
Low deprivation92
Employment92
Low council tax69

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

18°CMist

  • Today: 22° / 16° · 87% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 17° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:25

12h 50m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Southampton Centre, United Kingdom

Crime

51 reported · July 2026 23% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences18
  • Criminal damage & arson11
  • Anti-social behaviour7
  • Public order5

Neighbourhood team: Bishops Waltham and Soberton · Hampshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

305 reported road collisions (2024)

100 killed or seriously injured · 409 casualties · 23.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

57 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 51 rated 4–5 ★ (47 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Botley (5.4 km)
  • 26 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Botley (5.3 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£471,136 average 4.6% YoY

Across Winchester · to 2026-06

Detached£758,684
Semi-detached£477,453
Terraced£397,078
Flat£234,733

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,505 average monthly rent 3.8% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,015
  • 2 bed £1,316
  • 3 bed £1,620

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

10.7× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 10.7 times median annual pay (10.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 137.8p · AppleGreen (9.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (9.7 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

11 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: The Crown Inn (customer Use Only) (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Gyms3
  • Swimming pools11
  • Sports pitches10
  • Playgrounds8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

127,444 residents in Winchester · 193/km²

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 61%
  • 65+: 21%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 293 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,360 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (23% of 58,720)

A £1,573
B £1,835
C £2,098
D £2,360
E £2,884
F £3,409
G £3,933
H £4,720

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

62 schools · 18,579 pupils

43 primary · 4 secondary · 15 other

Ofsted: 18 of 18 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)

51inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Kings' SchoolGood
  • Henry Beaufort School
  • Perins School
  • Swanmore College

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Winchester

Care & health services

1,436 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes482
  • GP practices163
  • Dentists325
  • Homecare agencies362
  • Hospitals & hospices35

CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Hampshire

Heritage & planning

  • In a conservation area (Bishops Waltham)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 127 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

210 applications decided

95.7% granted · 201 granted, 9 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Dr Danny Chambers

Liberal Democrat

Winchester

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat majority

  • Con 4
  • LD 36
  • Grn 4
  • Oth 1

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • GPs & clinics5
  • Pharmacies2
  • Parks & greens8
  • Restaurants & cafés9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,005 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£856 median full-time weekly pay

2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£34,756 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

53% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 61,801 certificates

9.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

30% low-carbon electricity

Gas 42% · Imports 29% · Solar 19% · Biomass 6%

188 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 86.5 yrs women · 82.4 yrs men

58% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.7
  • Feeling worthwhile8.0
  • Happiness yesterday7.2
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Winchester:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Bishop's Waltham Palace · 0.3 km

    Bishop's Waltham Palace is a moated Bishop's Palace ruin in Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire, England. It is a scheduled ancient monument and a Grade II* listed building

  • Bishops Waltham railway station · 0.3 km

    Bishops Waltham railway station was a railway station in Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire, England. The station was the terminus of the 3.75 mile branch line that connected to the main line at Botley railway station. It op…

  • Bishop's Waltham · 0.3 km

    Bishop's Waltham is a medieval market town situated at the source of the River Hamble in Hampshire, England. It has a foot in the South Downs National Park and is located at the midpoint of a long-established route be…

  • Claylands · 0.7 km

    Claylands is a 5.8-hectare (14-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Bishop's Waltham in Hampshire. It is owned by Hampshire County Council and managed by Hampshire Countryside Service.

  • Bishops Waltham Branch LNR · 0.9 km

    Bishops Waltham Branch LNR is a 1.6-hectare (4.0-acre) local nature reserve in Bishop's Waltham in Hampshire. It is owned and managed by Hampshire County Council.

  • Dundridge Meadows · 1.1 km

    Dundridge Meadows is a 7.5-hectare (19-acre) Local Nature Reserve near Bishop's Waltham in Hampshire. It is owned by Hampshire County Council and managed by Hampshire County Council Countryside Service.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Bishop's Waltham?
Bishop's Waltham is a town in Hampshire, England, in the Winchester local authority.
What is the population of Bishop's Waltham?
Bishop's Waltham has an approximate settlement population of 6,275.
How deprived is Bishop's Waltham?
The Winchester local authority, which includes Bishop's Waltham, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.